Everyday Money: Calculating Interest This is topic 2 extracted from the Everyday Money resource. It introduces the concept of interest and the calulation of simple and compund interest.Author(s): No creator set

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A 5 min description of the concept of subculture with examples and uses by sociologists. Useful for A Level Crime and Deviance revision. (created using Apple Keynote exported to Quicktime)Author(s): No creator set

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Afghan election: Kandahar conundrum Afghanistan's ultra-rich and ultra poor exist cheek-by-jowl in Kandahar, home to the family of President Hamid Karzai. Masako Iijima reports
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De Vany on Steroids, Baseball, and Evolutionary Fitness Arthur De Vany, of the University of California, Irvine, and creator of Evolutionary Fitness, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about performance-enhancing drugs in baseball and Evolutionary Fitness, De Vany's ideas about diet and fitness. In the first part of the conversation, De Vany argues that there is little physiological or statistical evidence that steroid use increases home run totals in baseball. The second part of the conversation turns to De Vany's theories of diet and exercise. DAuthor(s): No creator set

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'Shrinking' the economy In this podcast Dr Robert Hoffmann talks about how important psychology is to business and asks if we have talked ourselves into recession. Dr Hoffmann is a member of the International Centre for Behavioural Business Research (ICBBR) within the Nottingham University Business School(NUBS). The centre has also recently opened a new extension at The University of Nottingham, Ningbo China. The centre's research brings together a range of experts who share an interest in studying decision-making in eAuthor(s): Hoffmann Robert Dr

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'Shrinking' the economy In this podcast Dr Robert Hoffmann talks about how important psychology is to business and asks if we have talked ourselves into recession. Dr Hoffmann is a member of the International Centre for Behavioural Business Research (ICBBR) within the Nottingham University Business School(NUBS). The centre has also recently opened a new extension at The University of Nottingham, Ningbo China. The centre's research brings together a range of experts who share an interest in studying decision-making in eAuthor(s): Hoffmann Robert Dr

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'Shrinking' the economy In this podcast Dr Robert Hoffmann talks about how important psychology is to business and asks if we have talked ourselves into recession. Dr Hoffmann is a member of the International Centre for Behavioural Business Research (ICBBR) within the Nottingham University Business School(NUBS). The centre has also recently opened a new extension at The University of Nottingham, Ningbo China. The centre's research brings together a range of experts who share an interest in studying decision-making in eAuthor(s): Hoffmann Robert Dr

Sociology of Leisure: On McDonaldisation This resource is part of “Sociology of Leisure” course. The module discusses some major features of current leisure patterns, but these activities are also central to modern life itself and thus have interests for sociologists. The page is based on some work originally presented as Powerpoint slides and discusses the concept of "McDonaldisation".Author(s): Dr Dave Harris, MARJON

TALAT Lecture 3205: The Fluidity of Molten Metals This lecture introduces the concept of fluidity of molten metal and its influence on the production of castings. The students will understand the relevance of fluidity, the means by which this is measured and the effect of alloy type. Basic understanding of foundry processes, phase diagrams, basic physics and mathematics background is assumedAuthor(s): John Campbell, Interdisciplinary Research Centre i

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Local Development Team Cook Book The Cook Book builds on the concept of working with cross cultural, remote teams. It was created and supported by development teams all around the world based on Web 2.0 methods. These teams have the identified common problems, outlined solution and developed content to ensure that problems are solved once. There is no need to reinvent the wheel.Author(s): roi

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Paper Planes and Aerodynamics This video contains a lesson given to a fourth-grade class. Watch as the students learn some very basic principles of aerodynamics. A general history of aviation is given - beginning with the Wright brothers. Video quality is mediocre but the video content is informative.
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Explaining camtasia and audacity to create audio podcasts Podcast designed for use in a PGCHE workshop teaching teachers to create short audio podcasts suitable for audio feedback or to explain a particular concept. Demonstrates Camtasia and Audacity. There is a deliberate error in the audio which highlights that it doesn't need to be perfect to be useful.Author(s): Jakki Sheridan-Ross

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Theories and concepts This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or dowloaded as a zip file As taught in Autumn Semester 2009/10 The War on Iraq and the US and British invasion of the country in 2003 has led to huge tensions in geopolitics. At the same time, the supposed ‘threat’ of international terrorism and continuing financial turmoil in the world economy have both brought to the fore the global politics of co-operation and confrontation. Whilst it might be possible to agree on the significance of thAuthor(s): Morton Adam D. Dr

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Crime and Violence: Forces for Good or Evil? This module critically evaluates contemporary understandings of crimes of violence. This unit will provide an understanding of the theoretical perspectives, definitions and understandings of the concept of violence. The unit will seek to assist students’ exploration of current attitudes towards violence within contemporary society. It will enable students to extend their understanding of criminological perspectives to the issue of violence particularly to specific groups and locations within sAuthor(s): Dr Helen Jones, Manchester Metropolitan University

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Sociology of Human Reproduction This module examines the social and cultural relations of human reproduction. It outlines the ways in which ideals about femininity, masculinity, gender relationships and ‘normal’ families are present in debates about who should and should not have children. It introduces a range of feminist theories on human reproduction and draws on empirical studies to explain and explore theoretical issues. It shows the interrelationship between social structures and controls over human reproduction, andAuthor(s): Dr Pam Lowe, Aston University

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Gender, crime and justice This level 6 unit critically evaluates contemporary understandings of gendered crimes. Providing an understanding of the theoretical perspectives, definitions and understandings of the concept of gender and the crimes men and women are involved in, the unit will seek to assist students’ exploration of current attitudes towards gender within contemporary society and the criminal justice system.Author(s): Dr Helen Jones, Manchester Metropolitan University